Re: Problems with downloads

From: Plato (|_at_|.|)
Date: 03/18/04


Date: 18 Mar 2004 01:06:15 -0600

David wrote:
>
> I have experienced problems with messages going out from
> my machine without my authority. I've been given to
> understand that this is a virus!

A trojan. The new ones come with their own emailing program. Generally,
to install one of these new trojans, you had to click on an attachment
that came with a 100K or so email.

> I have tried to download updates from Microsoft, but each
> time with out success. There are 49 critical updates
> identified, but all attemps to download have faild.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#4

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